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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
JULY.

Jenkins Wright. q negro. suffered death at
the ropes end for wife murder ut Hampton, s.
G., the culprit throw his victim BODY into o
n 1, Other hangnss noted during torrid July
were: frank Gasson. colored, at Salisbury, N.
j, for criminal assault upon a white woman.
Dock Bishop at CoiIeyyille, Miss for the muir
der Of Detective Wse. Sam Archer, one of o
family Of d speradae'; at shoals. Ind for the
(, et.h ended tho career Of tho fifth Of gang Of
wretches who had been guilty of many crimes.
lu the Tombs ut New York. Miguel Ghacon, q
S Gu, nm negro rershe.l on the scatfold for kill
h sband James Dacey at Woodstock. III.
for the murder Of Alderman Gaynor OF Chicago.
-Four Southern negro murlerera were hanged on
the l.th.Samson Roland and George solomon
Ct Donaldsonville. La. George Harrison ut
dosta, Ga, Lincoln sprole and Calvin Jnmes
were henged at TO TIL smith, Ark, for murders
committed In the Indian Territory: since 1911,
ioity.s men have been hanged at that place
murderer named Joseph Jump WAS exec ted
atsallatn Mo. in the prssenceof oooo people
Andrew Grcon, who killed q street-car driver.
was hanged at .; nver, confessing his crime on
the scatiold. George Moore was hanged at
Charlotte, N. C.. for assault upon his daughter;
he protested his innocence to the lust.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
DECEMBER.

midnight by masked mob who took from the
Jail Shea Fielder, Alfred Jones and Ephraim
Jones murderersl who were found next morn
ing hanging to u tree George Parks and Mon
roe Smith, colored, CHI .rged with incendiarRm,
were lgnched ut Rinsgold, On. James Howard,
of Bowie County, Texas, who branded his H.
year-old wife with the letter III" was taken
Harmony, Gn. Frank Sanders butchered John
Swillins, his wife, and three children-his pul-
pose being to secure so; he WIS hinged
by the neighbors Of his victims. Fact r
died with bullets by their neighbors i'll the
Choctaw Nation. VIM. Mussels, murderer, was
suspe ded from an electric light tower by lead
ing citizens of Eaton, o.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
SEPTEMBER.

David johnson, o lunatic who killed Edward
White in the street ut Western Port. NIL. was
seized by citizens and suspended to u bridge
negro named Wilkerson was riddled with bull
let's near Millen. Ga, for criminal assault.
M bowman Paxton, druggist hanged to a tree ut
charged with murder, was taken from the au-
tho.ities at Montrose, Col and hanged
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14

Charles Crosby. at Kingston. N. T.. for mur.
murder Of hts wife Lee Barnes st Dover, Ark. !;
kill Charles Holman aud secured So; both
gamblers. Louis Kilgrave at Raleigh. N C..
for the mu, der Of Matte Henderson,; both col
ored James Reynolls at sidney Neb., for the
murder OF James Ralston and son. John G.
Henntng ct Crawfordsville. Ind: killed Mira.
m because Of his incorporate habits. AM
tnio Nardello, in Washingt n. ID. c.. for the
murder of Carmine Rotunno, whom he robbed
Of SO.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14

Kahlihen. sas speedily followed by the lynch.
ing Of the latter, who was strung up to q tree
aud then riddled with bullets Ed Williams
tcoloredl suffered death upon an impromptu
scanold as Gainesville, Texas, for criminal as-
sault upon white woman.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
JUNE.

Geo. McNair. co,ored aged 10. suffered death
Of the ropes end Mt Jacksonville. N. c.; his
A double execution came OF ut Winchester, Va,
on sLe 4th tWeslay Honesty and Tab ey Banks
Tenn; ali coiored mon and nd ali murderer
Ar hur Williams and q man named Drayton
Mere hanged ut Orlando, Fla; Drayton was
assault his victim dying. Alfred Taylor, colored,
y rishei on the scaffold at Opelotsas, La for
assault UPON white wom.n Dennis Boyd, q
assassination Of David Haas Geo b. Davis
was hun cd at Scale, Ala, Tor tho murder Of
Archie reeves. and at Greenville, Miss, Root:
DillanI and james Emmett, both colored
murderers. suffered the death penalty.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14

l',,s 70 = for life. In ou.n., =. w...
negro aged ssons an .umnsrsis Thonss cssser
Holmes 7ooiored,. , %ho tns and killed James
tue sraoie against the wishes Of the oWnep pS'ns
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14

ne1E0Sn She Speedtly roIoWo0 by the lynch.
ing o. the latter, who was strung up to q tree
aud then rildled with bullets. Ed Willis,
(coloredl suffered death upon an impromptu
scat5old ct Gainesville, Texas, for criminal as
JULY.
George Parker. colored. for assault upon a
WLise woman, HAD summary justice melted out
on trial at Morgan. Texas. for outr ,ge when the
proceedings were interrupted by tho arri oil Of
.Oo men, who hanged the culprit Steve Rem
hanged by mob At Livingston Ala. Jake
Bra vel. colored, horribly multreated Dolly
Moods. six-year-old girl on her way to school;
hundred whites and blacks gave him the CT DICE
Of being burned or hanging himself; he chose
hanging. climbed . tree. and fastened rope
s5osnd ~ n,s own neck and to limb Of tre
with bullets. AT Frisco, Kun. posse in pur-
su,t OF murderer surrounded stable where
the fugitive was concealed. and upon I e latter
Z, iueinS 90 surrender he was killed by q yoliey
OF bullets. Bill Haley, q murderer, was tuken
from the Jail at Paulding. Ohio, 81 IN .sNed
mob o6 and hinge to tree Porter sorr.l col
1'exss; he had assaulted Mrs DUKE with 4
hatchet In Cosnanche County, Texas. mob
, nang1d negro 10y who had ass ulted and
bent on burning him. hut the mother of the
murdered woman plead for a less barbarous
Panissnment. man named lockwood was
OF young lady named Matte Randall, whom
he encountered alta lonely spot on tho high.
way; Lockwood wa tortured by being shot in
the back. And then q negro plunged knifs
through his neck; he was then strung up to a
tree. CITIZENS ofScymour, Ind, lvnched lie n.
Ger Moody, q we'll known desperate Of Oakland,
ILL.,, Tor an assault upon young girl.
AUGUST.
Ex.Poltcem,n Jim Moore, Of Macon, Ga WINS
applied to for Information by q stranger q .atly
from Savannah, whereupon he procured q hack
enttcod her 20 un assignttion house, ,lnd with q
pistol 70 her head compel ell her submission :
when tue fact bacalne known an angry crowd
hanged him to q tree. Judge Lynch inflicted
summary punishment upon diYors cul. rits dur
ing the montl az follows john shorts. of earuy
Ark, wife-murder; an unknown tramp who
ROBBED had murdered John s. Davis, agent Of
the y. ana n. Il. r. at Huron, Ind. VIM Wat
kins, brichl yer, ut Aurort. Ind, was drag ed
70 water ttnk and hanged, with his hands ull-
tic The had killed his employer Louis l.
osrt q cont actor; citizens o. Jackson, Tenn /,
hanged Eliza Woods, negro COOK. accused
OF poiso ning white woman. John and Lean
der Nelson were hanged from a bridge near
Magnolia, La. At vicksburg. Miss, u negro
boy OF 10, who killed Mrs. Davis, wife OF his
enlp oyer, with a hoo, was shot to death by
neighsors. All of the above were punished for
murder. Three negroes ut MoNutt Lake. Miss +,
were hnngtd by citizens for attempted ASSAULT
upon some young ladies.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-14
JANUARY.

tva mai sehnell. of Pera. Ind, aged O. was snn-
s.ealing A rowing band 70 Of turks became 90
at Lna'',.a ~ the failure OF one of their number
thew 1SS rs supplies near Youngstown. Oh o. that
see tba oW her infant to q bear. AMI held her 10
Ia sni' uh mai evour it. Howard Hines, aged
viii" Nv while picking blackberries re II Louis
then tu N.Y.. that he Intended to kill some one !;
u.v live ,ulnlng suddenly on Samuel Dean, an
the Went ne to s the otv and cave
d nt"a up. saying that the shooting was acct
Tattnsa',, a a terrible story was reported from
uuinn.i n county Geor ia, where a neeress
partv ~, nia'v hoilepbeck provided for picnic
hsyirap ~ serving up stew OF human rlesh, she
in hars hiiled and cooked q child that was left
infurii,r,n1 rge she confessed her crime and her
s viii 10 Sells ase H. Of Erie KAN was found found
AMI i OF the murd n Of hia parents, his brother
vhicta nv, H. SYST r, and sente need to be hanged,
aoaef the laws Of that State means inn
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-12-15

In view OF the fact that the President
devoted his entire message TO rscommen-
dations Of tree trade, il is somewhat of a
surprise to find the following paragraph
in Secretary Whitney's report. ut is a
fatal mistake for this country to be depend
ent on another nation for its implements
Of war. Aside from all questions OF Ma
tional dignity aud pride, such indictments
are contraband in time % war, and could
not then be procured from abroad, while
the time required to prepare the plant
would make il impossible to extemporize
a mandatory for the occasion. and yet.
without armor, and without high powder
guns. in the present state Of the art no
contest could be carried OH,
and the country would be substantially
defenssless." No free trade policy would
permit any manufacturer in this country
TO compete with the cheap labor employed
In Europe in producing armament equal
10 that now used all over the world.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-12-15
SOLDERING IN DAKOTA.
Reminiseenccseran Expedition against
the Indians In 1854.

Notes Of the following account of an
expedition OF soldiers through Dakota in
1894 is furnished the PRESS by Mr.. Frank
Myers, now resident in Miller, who be-
longed to Co. b, 9Th lava Cavalry. The
account is lengthy and be pabl.shed in in
stailments. Our readers will find il an
interesting description OF this country
long before white settlement was thought
Of, and the troubles ana hardships of the
soldiers fighing Indians, Eos.
CONTINUED FROM LAST wEsK)
Once more the pickats were forced in
and brief skirmish took place, but the
steady FIRE pf musketry and cannons soon
drove them back to their cover. That
night was passed with no sleep. as an at
tack was anticipated. However, the one
lesson was sufficient for the Indians that
night. In the usual order % changing the
positions my company was placed next
the rear of the column. preceding only
Co. II, as we formed in line next morning.
The order Of march across the Little Mis-
souri, was in single column. The river
vas about 900 yards wide, but only few
inches deep, and no trouble was expsr-
fenced. No sooner had the head OF the
column entered deep canon on the op-
posite side than general fusilade began.
The Indians seemed to hover around
ever watching for an opportunity to prac-
tice their sneakiRg mode OF warfare from
behind a cover. In this skIrmish our
Blackfoot Indian gnide was wounded. As
We crossed and entered the canon We
found IL to be creek bed. which was
probably living stream only in the
spring when the snow VAS melting on the
surrounding hills. The banks Of this
creek, which We followed several miles,
we're perpendicular and from is to 26 feet
high. Cropings Of coal were visible or
each side Dame nature had evidently
fashioned here perfect ambusca5e, and
the head Of the column. even with the aid
Of the cannon, had considerable tronble in
dislodging the reds. We finally bad to
dig road out. As we had about reached
the top Of the ridge private OF Co. II.
fell hack out of ranks. He had scarcely
laid his arms down when squad OF the
red devils sprsng up from the canon and
tried to capture him, He reAched his
company with only slight wos nd in the
hip. The Indl,ns OF course put OF again.
after securing his weapons, Continued
skirmishing was going ~, sli 'orenoon.
with more or less damage 90 10 ~ sell as
the Indians, until ws emerged trcn the
Bad Lands. AlihUeah the country ~as
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-12-15
DON'T

Let that cold Of yours run on. you
think IL Is d hight thing. But it may run
into catafrh, Or into pneumonia. Or
consumption. Ca;arrh is disgusting.
Pneumonia is dangerous Consumption
Is death itseh.
The breathing apparatus must be kept
healthy and clear Of all obstructions and
offensive matter. Otherwise there Is
trouble ahead.
All the diseases OF these parts, head.
nose, throa., bronchial tubes. and lungs
can be delightfully."- and entirely cured by
the use of Boschees German Syrup. II
ven don't know this now. thousands and
thousands OF people cen tell you. They
have been cured by 10 and lnov how II is,
themselves. Bottle only rs cents. Ash
any druggist. A2yl
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-12-15

Several Dakota papers are following in
the wake Of the PRESS and announce they
will do n strictly cash in advance business
after Jan. LIST. One editor claims he has
become prematurely baldheuded trying to
remember what each man in the commun-
ity owes on his paper. He says evsrytime
LIE meets a ncighbor, pc can't help think
ing "How much does be owe me ?" He
thinks inside of year in the cash in -ad-
vance plan he will have luxuriant growth
Of lovely hair between him and Heaven,
where now there is none.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-12-15

Arensdorf, the man on trial at sioux
City for the murder Of Haddock, was ac-
Quilted last Friday, Yhe jury was out
only two hours, and decided on acquittal
In two ballots. This closes one Of the
most noted murder trials in the history Of
Iowa. Some think Arepador. was guilty
while others think Leavett. who turned
states evidence. did the shooting
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-12-15

II is reported syndicate Of Republican
politicians is being formed to purchase
the Chicago Times. to be under the man
agement Of j. S. Clarkson. of the Des
Aoines Register. This novels supposed
to be in the interest Of Blaine and protec-
tion. The Chicago Tribune favors Blaine
but is against protection, and the Inter
Ocean fsvors protection, but is not friendly
to Blaine, hence this effort for Blaine
organ in She. conv ention city.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-12-15

The Presidents free trade message ia
gladly accepted by the Repubicans as
next years issue. As far "a courage goes
Cleveland Is evidently in advance of his
own party, as the Republicans havo en-.
deavored unsuccessfully to force the Dem.
oerats to consideration Of the tariff for
several years.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-12-15

Inc only Dakota measure thought pos
sioie 70 pass Congress this session will be
bill opening portion Of the Sioux res.
eifation. But we've been thinking that
same thing each sess: on for some time
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-12-15

Chicago has once more been selected az
.he place for holding the National Repub-
iiean convention on the 18th day of June
1888,
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-12-15

Ana now those wonderful Black Hills
OF ours claim to have entombed in their
preeiors bosoms fine quality Of slate.
What next may we o.pectp
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-12-15

Another trais robbery is reported in Ar
kansas last Friday. the bandits getting off
wish SAC, 600 cash and valuables
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-12-15

a mountain iion was killed last week by
TWO young men while cut hunting near
Bismarck,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-26

the select few-began 10 talk among
themselves about this strange circumstance,
and remarked that "the copy read very
much like an historical lecture ON certain
cities of this country, especially West and
South. They wondered thereat-thought
II strange that such copy should come from
the White House.
Finally, the proofs began to come back
to be corrected, and in q number of in
stances there we're so many corrections nee
essary that the entire speech had to be re-
set II was then discovered that these mys-
FERROUS manuscripts contained President
Cleveland's speeches to be delivered on this
Western Southern tour. The plan had
been carefully studied and n speech pre-
pared for every city to be visited, and, in o
number Of cases, three or four speeches
for the same city, to be delivered under
certain circumstances, in response to visits
to fairs, boards OF trade, or banquets.
Il know what / am talking about" said
one of the printers, "for L set one of the
speeches. 1t has not been delivered yet,
but il will be before long. / will tell you
the name of the city il is 10 be delivered in,
but don't publish 1t, because it will give me
away and cause my removal; for you know
all on this work are sworn to secrecy" The
question was asked me to-day what right
had Public Printer Benedict to thus employ
the Government printers on private work
for the President especially when the Gov
eminent printing Office is running SO close
on its annual appropriation? Under what
head is he to charge this?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-26
GROWERS PREPARED SPEECHES.
They Were Put In Type at the Govern
ment Printing Office Before He Started.

They Were Put In Type at the Govern
ment Printing Office Before He Started.
Washington special to Baltimore American
President Cleveland's speeches in the
West are causing much comment and talk
here, and several men have boosted that,
if they wished, they could deliver to-day
the address Cleveland intends to make in
Atlanta or any Of the Southern towns he
proposes to visit. For two weeks before the
President left this city he used an immense
amount of writing paper. Together with
his private secretary, he spent many hours
of the night and day writing, either at his
desk in the White House or at Red Top.
About four or five days before he left for
the now famous trip, large amount of
manuscript came very secretly into the
Government printing Office.
About the same time the manuscript came
so secretly to the Government printing Of
flee, Public Printer Benedict called forth
his select force and gave them each odd
pieces of manuscript. The same oath was
taken as at message time, and the proofs
gathered mp and the type locked up in the
great safe 40 soon Is set up. The printers
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-26

A LARGE quantity of old silver was
recently found in a cistern at Charles
ton, S. G. 1t was probably hidden
there during the war, and the owner
subsequently killed before having time
TO reveal the secret. Il have no doubt,
said citizen of Charleston to local
reporter, "that much gold and silver is
buried all over the South under just
such circumstances. And to support
the plausibility of his statement he
told how he had saved his family silver.
Ee was in the army, as of course was
every other man In Charleston who
was capable of shoulderjng musket,
and was at home on short furlough
just before the evacuation of the city.
Seeing that the city could not hold out
long he determined to make an effort
to save his family silver. He built,
himself, strong box out of pine, in
which he packed all his valuables and
then secured the box with several iron
bands. Next he purchased a plain
coffin and placed the box in it so ar
ranged that it could not move. The
coffin was then screwed down securely
and taken TO the Northwestern Rail-
road depot. At that time it was COM
mon thing to meet people on the trains
in charge of the bodies of relatives
who had either died in camp, on
the battlefield, or in the hospital.
He had some difficulty in getting
transportation, as the trains were all
crowded, but finally got the coffin on
fiat car. 1t was marked head and
foot" as was usual at that time. In
reply to the obje ton of the railroad
authorities that there was no room for
the supposed corpse save on a platform
car, where it would be exposed, he re-
piled that that would be of no
consequence; it was important to
get the coffin to Monck's Corner at
once so that it might be buried
The train finally reached Monck' S
Corner. He secured wagon and two
negroes helped him to take the casket
to the graveyard, where it was buried.
No one knew the place of burial save
himself and those who assisted at the
burial, and these latter thought they
were burying corpse. After having
done this the gentleman returned to
duty and served until the surrender.
Had he been killed the silver would
probably have remained buried to this
day. After the return of peace he
went to Monck's Corner and disinterred
his valuable coffin, and so saved his
silver.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-26

To SAIL against the wind without
much lacking about has hitherto
been impossible, but an invention
by Baron Won Schlieben, OF Ber-
lin, Prussia, pretends to render it
not only possible but very easy. He
has applied for patents from all mari
time powers for his "wind-wheel to pro-
pei vessels OF any kind by wind Of any
direction" There are two vertical
wheels attached to horizontal shaft
fastened to the deck, fore or abaft as
the mariner may desire. The two
wheels are self-adiustable in a manner
to always receive the full power of the
wind. The horizontal shaft moves a
vertical one which turns the propelling
screw. The stronger the wind the
quicker the vessel will go, either with
or against the wind, in any direction
maintained by the rudder. The wind
wheel can be used for producing cleo
tricity for lighting or other purposes.
Vessels supplied with such propeller
will require neither sails nor masts.
The management of the ship will be
very little work, as the wind-wheel can
be turned OFF by lever movable with
one hand
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-26
Are Democrats Opposed to Reform!

The tone OF every Democratic convention
is unmistakable. The President, indeed,
is warmly praised in general. This was
inevitable, because Democratic denuncia-
ton of their own administration would be
the confession of the incapacity which the
Republicans allege. But nevertheless they
will not allow it to be supposed that they
approve or sustain this particular within
civil service REFORM of the Executive.
The Democratic party has thus practically
rejected the reform views of the President,
and given fair warning that it does not in
vite votes as party of reform. There ere
indeed Democrats who agree with the Pres
ident and deplore the party conduct. But
they cannot IN general control the party,
and they do not represent it, as the Repub-
lican friends of reform do not control or
represent the Republican party.-Hayper's
WepkIu
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-26

A NEW kind of scale consists of a
simple balance arm resting on q nickel
point, supported by a standard about
eighteen inches in height There are
two scales in the balance arm-one de-
notes the weight and the total cost of
the article weighed, the other the unit
of price, which is designated by a slid
ing weight. From this sliding weight
is suspended the scoop or slab to COLI
tain the article to be weighed. By
this scale the total cost of on article at
any point is given Immediately upon
weighing it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-26

Mrs. ELIZA J. NICHOLSON, of the
New Orleans PicayaIue, is the only
woman living who is at once the con-
trolling proprietor and the editor in
chief of big city daily, and she not
only finds her Office chair none too
large too fill and not too thOrny to sit
upon, but during her administration of
the papers affairs has seen debt of
$50, 900 lifted, and its prosperity every
year increased.